Construction Project Manager - YSM

Construction Project Manager

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Salary Range $90,000.00 - $165,750.00

Position Focus

The Construction Project Manager will focus on delivering Yale's complex capital projects and renovations across academic, research, and administrative facilities. Reporting to an Associate Director of School of Medicine, School of Public Health, and West Campus Capital Programs, the Project Manager manages and leads a diverse team of third-party contracted firms in the delivery of a portfolio of high-quality capital projects on time and on budget, with a high regard for job site safety. The expected project manager's assigned portfolio includes 10-20 projects in the range of $25 to $100 million. With both project and program-level perspective, the project manager will deliver the design and construction of assigned projects and effectively manages and engages with project stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction through successful building turnover to operations, consistent with the goals and priorities of the University and assigned team.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Experience in the preparation of project budgets, design, and construction cost estimating reconciliation, and the development of project schedules. Proven ability to manage multiple complex construction projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, adherence to schedule, and budget controls.

2. Experience with construction and renovation projects in occupied buildings with minimal disruption to operations. Strong technical knowledge of building systems, and construction methodologies.

3. Excellent stakeholder management skills with demonstrated ability to coordinate between architects, engineers, contractors, and institutional clients. Ability to process multiple assignments, set priorities, and to lead third party contracted teams to meet objectives.

Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to make effective presentations to inform key stakeholders.

4. Knowledge of architectural planning, design, and construction processes. Solid technical knowledge of data collection, analysis, and interpretation for executive decision making (including ROI) and feasibility studies. Must possess strong business analysis and negotiation skills.

5. Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Bluebeam REVU, Trimble Unity, and construction scheduling software, including MS Project / Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

Experience with laboratory projects, technical MEP systems, and construction in occupied buildings in higher education settings is a plus.

Preferred Licenses or Certifications

Professional Engineering or Project Management Professional Registration or Certification (P.E., P.M.P.), OSHA 30 Certification, or USACE CQCM Certification.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Collaborate closely with assigned Yale Planner during all phases of the Project.

2. Measure and manage all aspects of Project Risk during all phases of the Construction process.

3. Act as the primary client point-of-contact day-to-day during procurement, construction and closeout.

4. Monitor the quality of the construction documents developed by outside architects and engineers. Assist with Project Formulation (by others) as requested.

5. Monitor the schedule for design deliverables, and manage the overall project master schedule to meet the expectations outlined during the Design Phase of the project.

6. Act as a liaison between project architect(s), consultants, contractors, building committees, building user, City agencies, and departmental staff members during the completion of design documents, Procurement, construction, commissioning, start-up and closeout.

7. Lead the development of all budget estimates (beyond formulation) and preliminary schedules and validate their accuracy.

8. Assure that Yale Sustainability Standards are incorporated into the construction documents

9. Lead the constructability, value management / engineering and document review process and assure that the final documents reflect all accepted findings. Assure that any discovered "gaps" in the construction documents are resolved prior to bidding. Review and approve submitted bid lists. Assure all Bid Clarification Requests and RFIs are answered timely and completely. Lead the process of reconciling received bids to the budget estimates. Review and bring forward final GMP / LS Bids for approval. Participate in required risk workshops and track progress in managing all identified risks.

10. Assure that the CM / GC / direct vendor has an appropriate; procurement plan, critical path schedule with select contract milestones identified, and a list of approved and pre-qualified bidders. Verify commitment to safety is sufficiently robust and adequately enforced in accordance with Yale's Safety Guidelines.

11. Lead the Owner / Architect / CM or GC team (OAC) during construction to ensure completed construction meets all scope, schedule and budget parameters as approved, and in collaboration with the project planner, verify that the final product conforms to all applicable codes, zoning ordinances and University standards.

12. Lead the resolution of project-related technical, budget, and schedule conflicts between consultants, construction manager / general contractor and internal stakeholders such that the project meets or exceed all project goals / commitments.

13. For Projects above $4MM, complete formal monthly project reports for each project that summarize the status of the project including, but not limited to; pending claims, safety, EEO participation, budget and schedule status, contingency expenditures, key issues and their planned resolutions, and any delays pending or approved.

14. Lead the quality control, commissioning, and closeout / turnover process at completion, and assure that all required documentation is received prior to release of final payment. Monitor and lead resolution of all warranty issues for the full warranty period and beyond as necessary.

15. Oversee the move-coordination process with the end-user.

16. With the assistance of the Contracts Administration Department, create and issue purchase orders, contracts, change orders and other associated project documentation. Review and approve monthly billings and update cash flows. Build the electronic archive of project documents in accordance with Yale policies and procedures.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Construction Management. Six or more years related experience in the professional practice of Construction Management.